Territory quality of male sea otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska: Relation to body and territory maintenance behaviors

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 939-946

  Pearson, Heidi C ^a   Packard, Jane M ^a   Davis, Randall W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD RESOURCES; OPTIMALITY MODELS; TERRITORY MAINTENANCE; TERRITORY QUALITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY;

MALE; MUSTELID; TERRITORIALITY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS;

EID: 33749677010     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-083     Document Type: Article

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